Daily Republican., 1887-12-05
mrs. Cleveland Loses. .
After clapping his hands many times


After clapping his hands many times
Rev. Russell q. Oonwell got order il
Hosticultc val --Ail 4, 1910 o'cIooI
Sunday pight and told the great CROWD
In attendance at GrRcs Baptist Churct
fair that Mrs. James @. Blaine was th.
most popular lady In tAe land from s
Philadeiphia standpoint. He didn'
tell them in 30 many words, but mere
~ announoed the rasult OF that mos
exciting contest Of Mrs. Blaine We. Mrs
Cleveland that has been attracting sc
much attention nightly In the iair for a
week past.
The contest was fer the magnificent
Sl00 plush quilt, ana when the poilt
@ osed the vote stood: Mrs. Blaine,
17S, and Mrs. Cleveland, 1856 Thus il
appeared that the people who thought
Mrs. Baine was the INCEST lady were
softy-two In the majority, and the 314
votes, AZ 25 cents vots, bad brought In
Grace Baptist Church S7B. 80 for the
$lo0 plush quilt.
Tie voting on the last night of the
contest VISA much nveiier than al any
tins previous, but not nearly 30 lively
as had bsen expected. At the close OF
the polls On Friday night Mrs. Cleve-
land had 100 votes aad Mrs. Blaine co.
The ladies' who had contributed 60 the
quilt movsd about and urged theis
friends TO vota. Mrs. Cleveland had
many friends, and SO had Mrs. Blaine.
Mrs. Chsrihss3hnw took the votss, On d
tho gentlemen Who hod expressed pref.
erences for Mrs. Blaine and Mrs. Glove.
land. respectively, watched each other
closely.
''oh, do SO want to sss Mrs. Blaine
win, JIM" said one pretty married
woman to hsr husband.
Jim at once handed o 81 bill to Mrz.
Shaw.
"Mr. Childs means to have Mrs.
Cleveland get the quilt" said another
over-corh hdent lady. HE has friend
here authorized to buy enough votss OF
the cicss to win for her."
"This story thus startfd ran like
wild fire but did not at al disconcert
Mrs. B!aine's admirers They did have
q scare later on, though, when the
story was supplemented with tho 70.
port that Editor Slngerly had Joined
hauds with Mr.. Childs and mad q
young man OF his near acquaintancs,
who wore striped suit aud carried q
light ovarcoat with . jaunty air, pres.
ent as his representative.
From the gallery Parson Conwell au.
nounced the vote half. hourly. AT 8 30
1t stood: Mrs. Oleve and, 1O8: Mrs
Blaine, 100. A great hand oiapping
sweilod through the hall from the
Elaine faction mt this evidence of the
cutting down Of Mrs Olevelsud's lead
Mr.. A. Lame and Mr. Schell, of the
congregation, admirers of Mrs Cleye-
land, went down into their pockets and
each bought several dollars worth Of
.iczets. After that they took personal
charge Of the cause Of the Presidents
wife,
John Osborne and Alexander Reed
led the other aide, assisted by James
Stevenson. Alexander Henderson, end
William Iindei.
"ic this thing is kept up," ssid M.
H9ed, I'm have 70 send foE my check
book"
oh, how nice" chirpsd q young
lady bylSandor, "Tnen the other side
will put Ia more money and the quilt
win bring q Dig lot of cssh."
AZ 10 O'Clock Pastor Ccu1ell man
aged TO still the uproar from the gal
lery. "MEs. Cieyslasd," said he 'Fnas
1871 yoiss." TbaHe GEs loud spplauae
from the Cleveland forces and cries OF
"Ol, sho's bould to win" "And Mrs.
Hlaine." shouted Mr.. Conwell, above
the buzz Ard hum CT hundreds Of voices,
"has 10 voias."
Fhis announcement nightly pleased
the friends OF Mrs. Blaine and disccn.
certed the othsr aide. There was re.
newsd wo.k after that, aud the table IN
front Of wnere the guilt hung attracted
liGsle knot OF spectators fof sho uoS.
half hour. hr. Lame pulled his high
hat over his eyes ard took out paper
and pencil and prepared to keep tally.
"We want this quilt FOR the first lady
OF the land, said he, In a determined
voics, as he fiipped silver dollar on
the tGblo ''If you get 1t you'll have to
put up more money than that" said
Mr.. Read, as he fipped two silver dol.
lars on the table. By and by 1925
O'Clock arrived. The POLLS were to
close at 10 30. Mr.. Lame and Mr. Reed
took great rolls Of gresnbacks out OF
their pockets and waited. Mrs. Blaine
was still some forty votes ahead.
Now" said Mr.. Lame, "if DO put
down lot Of money here and send Mrs.
Cleveland ahead, you folks will put
down more, won't you?" "Wait and
see" said Mr.. REED. Time went by,
and Just as Mr.. Lame was preparing
for grand coup by laying down $1s ct
the lsst second, iu order 70 shut the
otherS cut, the TO- 80 arrived and the
polls clcgsd,
Then Mr.. Conwell announced that
Mrs. B!aira had won, receiving 178
votes to 1856 for Mrs. Cleveland MIR,
Lame ana his friends were much dissp-
pointed.
The contest between Mrs. Pattison
and Ms. Beaver, aleo fer q quilt, ie
saited in HIS. Pattison, III; Mrs.
Bsav Ut, So.